final fix

Dockerfile

@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 # 🛑 CRITICAL FIX FOR EASYOCR PERMISSION: 🛑
-# Create the necessary writable directory as root during the build process.
+# Create the necessary writable directories as root during the build process.
 # This prevents the application from crashing at runtime when the non-root user tries to create it.
-RUN mkdir -p /app/easyocr_models
+RUN mkdir -p /app/easyocr_models/user_network
 RUN chmod -R 777 /app/easyocr_models
-# NOTE: The chmod -R 777 /app fix you had is now replaced and refined by these two lines.
+# NOTE: This ensures both model storage and user network directories are writable.
 
 # 3b. Copy the rest of your application code and models
 COPY . .
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ COPY . .
 ENV PORT 7860
 
 # Run the application using Gunicorn (the production web server)
-CMD exec gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:$PORT --workers 1 --threads 8 app:app
+CMD exec gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:$PORT --workers 1 --threads 8 app:app

ocr_utils.py

@@ -6,13 +6,20 @@ import os
 # In ocr_utils.py
 # Set model_storage_directory to a folder inside your writable app directory (/app)
 # ⚠️ Use absolute path to prevent EasyOCR from defaulting to /.EasyOCR
-MODELS_DIR = "/app/easyocr_models"  # <-- Changed to absolute path
+MODELS_DIR = "/app/easyocr_models"  # <-- Absolute path
+USER_NETWORK_DIR = "/app/easyocr_models/user_network"  # <-- Added to fix PermissionError
 os.makedirs(MODELS_DIR, exist_ok=True) # Ensure the directory exists
+os.makedirs(USER_NETWORK_DIR, exist_ok=True) # Ensure the user network directory exists
 
-# DEBUG: Verify the directory
+# DEBUG: Verify the directories
 print(f"[DEBUG] EasyOCR models directory: {MODELS_DIR}")
+print(f"[DEBUG] EasyOCR user network directory: {USER_NETWORK_DIR}")
 
-reader = easyocr.Reader(['en'], model_storage_directory=MODELS_DIR)
+reader = easyocr.Reader(
+    ['en'],
+    model_storage_directory=MODELS_DIR,
+    user_network_directory=USER_NETWORK_DIR
+)
 
 def extract_keywords_from_report(file_path):
     """